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Comment Re:Methods and Controls (Score 4, Insightful) 80

The research was done on 12,000 Brazilian civil servants. Some used artificial sweeteners, and some didn't. Those who didn't are the control.

It isn't a perfect "gold standard" double-blind experiment, but a 62% difference in cognitive decline between the two groups is hard to hand-wave away by nitpicking about methodology.

Comment Anecdote (Score 5, Interesting) 26

Because I was looking for this information I asked it "what is the length of a honda 41411-VH8-640 flexible drive shaft?".

It thought I was looking for car parts.

I asked Grok and it knew I had one of two string trimmer base models but didn't have the answer either.

Grok recommended 25 websites to look at but I already stupidly spent an hour looking at websites instead of spending twenty minutes taking apart the brush cutter and measuring it with a tape and calipers.

Humanity is safe for now.

Comment Play from History (Score 1) 96

no pun intended...

* start your video for a few seconds
* go to the you tab with history
* click the video (in the leftmost position)

It will stop at the end of that video because it doesn't think it's on a playlist or anything.

Everything else seems to autoplay on mobile despite whatever settings.

Or use SmartTubeNext if you are using AndroidTV which is infinitely configurable.

Comment Re:evil contracts (Score 1) 25

Besides 'unconscionable clauses' being void, the sellers likely have a tortuous interference of contract claim too.

Unfortunately two things: they can't afford to take on Amazon because the Courts system is not a Justice system and this class-action isn't on behalf of the sellers.

The reason it's unconscionable is that Amazon charges various fees that a seller does not have to pay on his own website so his cost can be lower with direct sales. This hits small businesses hardest that are trying to make entry into a market.

Huge brands don't care.

Comment Re:Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor (Score 3, Informative) 45

Yes, mammals need acetylcholinesterase too.

They do indeed. Most nerve agents, including Sarin and VX, work as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, causing acetylcholine to accumulate in neuron synapses.

Atropine, the active ingredient in belladonna nightshade toxin, has the opposite effect of breaking down acetylcholine. It will normally kill you too, but it is an antidote to nerve agents.

Comment Money (Score 1) 194

If an ICE costs $25K and an EV costs $45K then they need to account for the pollution created by earning that $20K difference, which they seem to ignore.

Almost all earning includes the expenditure of energy.

For a median income earner that $20K of spending can be close to a year's work (earnings above basic living expenses).

And then there are substitution effects.

Half-analyses of this type are worse than not doing them.

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